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Associate Safeguarding Trainer: Self-Employed Associate Position

About Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd

Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd is a leading provider of specialist training in trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, mental health awareness, and conflict management. Our training is evidence-based, person-centred, and designed to equip professionals across social care, housing, criminal justice, education, and health sectors with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively to safeguarding concerns.

We are currently seeking Associate Safeguarding Trainers to deliver high-quality safeguarding training sessions to professionals at various levels.

Role Overview

The Associate Safeguarding Trainer will be responsible for delivering safeguarding training, from Level 1 to Level 4 Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children, in line with UK legislation, statutory guidance, and best practices. Training will be delivered face-to-face and online (via MS Teams) to professionals working in health, social care, education, and criminal justice settings.

The role is self-employed, and trainers are engaged on an as-needed basis. Trainers must be experienced safeguarding professionals with a strong understanding of trauma-informed, person-centred approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver safeguarding training (face-to-face and online) following Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd’s established frameworks, ensuring alignment with legal and best practice guidance.
• Facilitate engaging, interactive, and inclusive learning experiences that encourage discussion, reflection, and knowledge application.
• Provide real-world case studies and practice-based examples to illustrate safeguarding principles.
• Ensure training remains trauma-informed and person-centred, avoiding re-traumatisation and ensuring sensitive facilitation of safeguarding discussions.
• Support participants' learning needs, adapting training styles to suit diverse professional backgrounds.
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding laws and policies, including the Children Act 1989 & 2004, Care Act 2014, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023, GDPR, and other relevant legislation.
• Model professional behaviour, safeguarding values, and ethical practice in all interactions.
• Identify safeguarding concerns raised during training and escalate appropriately to Phoenix Training’s Director and local safeguarding authorities when required.
• Maintain professionalism and integrity in all training engagements, ensuring content is delivered as designed by Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd.

Essential Criteria

• Extensive experience in safeguarding and child/adult protection within social care, education, health, or criminal justice sectors.
• Strong knowledge of UK safeguarding legislation and policies, including statutory frameworks, thresholds, multi-agency working, and professional responsibilities.
• Experience delivering training or facilitating learning in a professional setting.
• Commitment to trauma-informed and person-centred practice in safeguarding work.
• Ability to engage diverse groups of professionals, ensuring training is interactive, reflective, and practically relevant.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with confidence in both in-person and online delivery.
• Ability to handle sensitive discussions professionally, ensuring a safe learning environment.
• Self-motivated and reliable, with strong time management skills.

Desirable Criteria

• A teaching, training, or coaching qualification (e.g., PTLLS, DTLLS, Level 3 Award in Education & Training).
• Previous experience delivering Level 1, 2 or 3 safeguarding training to professionals.
• Background in social work, safeguarding leads, police, probation, or health and social care management.
• Understanding of complex safeguarding risks such as exploitation, domestic abuse, FGM, and contextual safeguarding.

Additional Requirements

• Current Enhanced DBS certificate.
• Professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
• Access to own laptop and stable internet connection for online training.
• Commitment to upholding Phoenix Training’s values, including trauma-informed, person-centred training delivery.
• Compliance with all Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd policies, including GDPR, safeguarding, health and safety, and equality policies.

Contract & Payment Details

• Self-employed associate role – no mutuality of obligation.
• Fees paid per session, agreed in advance per training contract.
• Trainers must invoice Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd upon completion of training.
• 40p per mile for pre-agreed travel and overnight accommodation covered where required (receipts required).
• Trainers must not promote or advertise their own services while delivering training on behalf of Phoenix Training and Consultancy Ltd.

Pay: £350.00 per day

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Devon